This was a similar scenario to #2 Heading Downstream. The Russians had 2 separate forces again. The first force was a partial regiment of Guards rifle with (2) platoons of RKKA T-34. BTW RKKA T34C at this point in the war are nearly useless against armor efficient SS tanks. Especially when way outnumbered.

Boards 16 and 18 had great defensible terrain and a larger Guards Division with OK OBA. The OBA was only able to be used on boards 16 and 18 so half the area. They set up in a strong defense in the big hill next to where the Germans would have to enter and the other group set up mainly in the town at the west edge of the board.

The Germans concentrated their forces right between the board splits Which put them north of the main Russian defense. This area was held by Russian infantry dugin but only 1 platoon in each hex to slow down any incursion around the hill.

the Germans loaded up with 2 armor units and an infantry with leader in same hex activation against those 5 single Russian platoons. The rest of their forces were behind and some where directly across from the other Russian regiment on boards 17 and 19.

The Germans came across only needing 1 hex before they could assault. By 0715 they were in five assaults and at 30 they wiped out 3 of the 5 Russian positions. The Russians did manage to disrupt/demoralize some units and slow the attack down a little. 8 German armor platoons broke through by 0730 and wreaked havoc in the Russian rear. The Russains saw the writing on the wall and moved all of their units off the hill and in to the gap as fast as they could. This looked like it might work for a while but the ground is open and the German armor plus very strong OBA wiped them out. By 0830 the battle was won. The Germans had already extracted 35 steps and only lost 8. The path was open for the rest of the division to move East and there was only mopping up left.

There was some good fun to be had when the Russians tried to close the gap, but they just didn't have enough of anything.